Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameMatthew Count Of Boulogne, 26G Grandfather
Birthabt 1137
Death1173
FatherThierry Count Of Flanders (~1099-1168)
MotherSibylla Of Anjou (~1112-1165)
Spouses
1Marie I Countess Of Boulogne, 26G Grandmother
Birth1136
Death25 Jul 1182, St. Austrebert, Montreuil
BurialSt. Austrebert, Montreuil
FatherStephen King Of England (~1094-1154)
MotherMatilda I Countess Of Boulogne, Queen of England (~1105-1152)
Marriage1160
Divorce1170
ChildrenMathilde Of Boulogne (1170-1210)
Notes for Matthew Count Of Boulogne
Also known as Matthew of Alsace.
Died fighting at the siege of Trenton (now Neufchatel-en-bray, Upper Normandy), wounded by a crossbow bolt, he did not recover.
Died fighting at the siege of Trenton (now Neufchatel-en-bray, Upper Normandy), wounded by a crossbow bolt, he did not recover.
Notes for Marie I (Spouse 1)
Was Abbess of Romsey for 5 years until her abduction by Matthew of Alsace, who forced her to marry him. After the marriage was annulled in 1170, she returned to the religious life as a Benedictine nun.